Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pers pn] [prep] [art] great " in BNC.

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1 Tolstoy clearly appealed to him as a great apostle of non-violence , and one who enabled all votaries of ahi sā to realize and understand that non-violence involved not only the negative attitude of freedom from anger and hate but also the positive attitude of love for all men .
2 Mabel looked astonished ; any event in her life , no matter how mundane , always came to her as a great surprise .
3 She vaguely heard Matilda 's angry voice , but it came to her from a great distance .
4 George Kidner came to me in a great state of mind because he has been asked to appear before a committee consisting of C. Bathurst , Peto & C. Mills & sitting at Central Office .
5 I spoke to her from a great distance .
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